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Ep. 724 Laura Sanko | The Fancy Fighter Mar 24, 2022

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Laura Sanko is the type of person who looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink. And even though she may not look like the fighting type, she shows up every day ready to break down yet another barrier. Over the course of her career, Laura has gone from amateur MMA fighter to promising correspondent. Now, she’s a marquee on-air talent for the UFC. Capturing the title of first-ever female analyst in ultimate fighting was no easy feat, but she always had confidence in what she could do if just given the chance. She may be fancy, but when it comes to fighting, she’ll knock you right out.

Ep. 723 Mindy Corporon | Make a Ripple, Change the World Mar 21, 2022

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For many, April 13, 2014 was just another Sunday. For today’s guest, it marked the day her life trajectory was altered forever. Headlines circulated around the world when the open fire of an antisemitic gunman took the lives of her father and 14-year old son, leaving her as a grieving mother and daughter with a decision to make. And in the face of unimaginable tragedy, Mindy Corporon chose to respond with - what she calls - courageous kindness, a rare form of bravery that cannot be deterred by pain. She’s the former CEO of a successful wealth management firm whose ambition changed in an instant, pivoting from guiding clients financially to guiding the masses towards tolerance and common ground. Realizing that sadness and joy actually go hand in hand, Mindy began to rebuild her life. Now, she's a successful entrepreneur who uses her platforms as a speaker, author and podcast host to channel heartbreak into healing. Despite her soul shattering loss, she has spent the last seven and a half years making each new day a little better than the one before it, uniting people in kindness and shining her light on peace.
For more information about Mindy Corporon please visit: www.mindycorporon.com

Ep. 722 LaFarris Risby | Coming from Nothing, Creating Everything Mar 17, 2022

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Bringing heart, hustle and a heap of confidence into her every day, LaFarris Risby adheres to one simple tenet in life, which is that the decisions you make today will ultimately affect your tomorrow. She is dynamic, she is results driven, she is the founder and CEO of Loving Arms Enterprises. Today LaFarris boasts an impressive list of credentials, but her success story is actually rooted in necessity. With $50 in her pocket and two young children to provide for, failure was never an option. She had belief in herself and hope for the future, and managed to build a multi-million dollar business from nothing.
For more about LaFarris please visit www.lafarris.com

Ep. 721 Marquita Miller-Joshua | Powerhouse in Motivation Mar 14, 2022

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Marquita Miller-Joshua is the Founder and President of Five Star Tax and Business Solutions, best-selling author and powerhouse motivational speaker. While she may be a masterful accountant by trade, her real business is advocating for others on a journey to their own success. A staunch proponent for acting with intention, Marquita has earned herself a reputation for inspiring entrepreneurs and audiences alike to commit. Whether that’s to break barriers or eliminate excuses, she positions them to own their goals and take action, for a result that’s undeniably impactful.

Ep. 720 Morag Barrett | The Importance of Human Connection Mar 10, 2022

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Morag Barrett is described more than as a "people person", but rather she is a "people first" person. Relationships are the cornerstone of everything she does, making it no surprise that she thrives on empowering others to show up as their best selves and maximize their potential to excel. Morag is the founder and CEO of SkyeTeam, the award-winning leadership development firm, and the best-selling author of Cultivate: The Power of Winning Relationships. In Welsh, her name means “great”, and through the power of great relationships, she helps organizations achieve extraordinary results. Calling business the ultimate team sport, Morag teaches that you can’t help but depend on others for your own success. With intention and experience, she is leading the charge on bettering business for people in business, one relationship at a time.

Ep. 719 Anita Newton | The Innovator Mar 07, 2022

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Episode 719's guest is a brilliant creative who delivers perfection but chooses to color outside the lines. Why? In a word, innovation. Anita Newton is a serial entrepreneur and marketing junkie, but perhaps best known as the Chief Innovation Officer of Community America Credit Union. With a proclivity for fun and willingness to say ‘yes’, she introduces groundbreaking ideas that challenge boundaries. She’s even the mastermind behind a first-of-its-kind product that has revolutionized the financial landscape for college-bound students. With her perpetually action-oriented leadership style, she aligns her team towards a singular focus, welcoming each new challenge as an opportunity to create another one of her masterpieces.

Ep. 718 Dr. RISA STEIN | Seeing the Possibilities in Everyone Mar 03, 2022

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Dr. Risa Stein holds a PHD in clinical child and health psychology and an MA in Organizational Leadership, but perhaps her greatest title is mom. While raising a neurotypical child, Dr. Stein
identified a need within her own family, ensuring the most vulnerable among us are seen as the extraordinary, unique individuals that they are prompting her to start her business, SeeInMe. SeeInMe assists vulnerable individuals by providing information about a loved one to those around them. Dr. Stein discovered a way to nurture the individual and empower the family, giving a voice where it's needed most showing just how much heart there really is here in the Heartland.

Ep. 717 Best of February | Brian Roberts Feb 28, 2022

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It's time for our "best of" episode for the month of February as we feature Brian Roberts of Lockton Companies. Brian is the Chief Diversity Officer, Executive Vice President and newly-appointed Chief Operating Officer of its Midwest Series where his primary focus is on the talent, and how he can help each and every individual achieve things even they didn’t know they were capable of. Not unlike a sports coach, his commitment to the team is unrelenting. He also equips each player, or in Brian’s case, Associate, with the resources and guidance they need to perform their best. And each win isn’t just one for the team, but a testament to the leader who helped get them there.

Ep. 716 JEFF KING | The Art of Adding Good Feb 24, 2022

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On Rounding the Bases, there’s one topic that continues to be a cornerstone of the stories we tell, and that is culture. Jeff King is the CEO of Barkley, an award-winning advertising agency who knows the significance of culture in business. Jeff has made a point of building his company around one very simple concept, which is to "add good." Add good to ideas, add it to a brand, and most importantly, add good to the lives of those around you. From his acclaimed diversity initiatives to his tireless work with area youths, Jeff adds a healthy serving of good wherever he goes, balancing purpose with profits and leading by example. In doing so, he imparts real change, not just within the creative genius keeping Barkley clients happy, but in his community, the industry, and arguably, the world.
For more about Barkley visit: https://www.barkleyus.com/

Ep. 715 LATONYA WILKINS | Creating Change by Building Different Relationships Feb 21, 2022

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LaTonya Wilkins is someone whose ambition is to disrupt traditional business culture in order to make a difference. As a queer woman of color in corporate America, she knows first hand that for some companies, the phenomenal culture it boasts is purely superficial. She is the founder of The Change Coaches and global thought leader on corporate culture. Her expertise is so rich that she in fact wrote the best selling book on it, called Leading Below the Surface. Using her lived experience, she now coaches executive management on how to create thriving, deeply inclusive and radically authentic workplace cultures once - and finally for all.

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